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Devart.Common Namespace / DbDataReaderBase Class / Item Property / Item(String) Property
The column name.
Example

Item(String) Property
Gets the value of the specified column in its native format given the column name.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides ReadOnly Property Item( _
   ByVal name As String _
) As Object
 

Parameters

name
The column name.

Property Value

The value of the specified column in its native format.
Remarks
You can omit the property name.
Example
static void GetHireDate(DB2Connection myConnection) {
  DB2Command cmd = new DB2Command("SELECT * FROM emp");
  cmd.Connection = myConnection;
  myConnection.Open();
  try {
    DB2DataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
    reader.Read();
        DateTime recievedTime = (DateTime)reader["hiredate"];
    reader.Close();
  }
  finally {
    myConnection.Close();
  }
}
Shared Sub GetHireDate(ByVal myConnection As DB2Connection)
  Dim cmd As New DB2Command("SELECT * FROM emp")
  cmd.Connection = myConnection
  myConnection.Open()
  Try
    Dim reader As DB2DataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
    reader.Read()
    Dim recievedTime As DateTime = CDate(reader("hiredate"))
    reader.Close()
  Finally
    myConnection.Close()
  End Try
End Sub
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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